About this role
Writer is experiencing an incredible market moment as generative AI has taken the world by storm. We're looking for a cloud platform engineer to establish our cloud platform team, focusing on building and scaling our multi-cloud architecture across AWS, GCP and Azure regions. In this founding role, you'll architect and implement highly scalable systems that handle complex multi-tenant workloads while ensuring proper tenant isolation and security.
As a cloud platform engineer, you'll work closely with our development teams to build robust, automated solutions for environment buildout, tenant management, and cross-region capabilities. You'll design and implement systems that ensure proper tenant isolation while enabling efficient environment lifecycle management. This is a unique opportunity to establish our cloud platform team and have a direct impact on our platform's scalability and security, working with cutting-edge technologies and solving complex distributed systems challenges.
You will report to Charles Cooke, head of cloud operations.
♀️ Your responsibilities:
Establish and lead the cloud platform team
Architect and implement multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP and Azure regions
Design and build highly scalable, distributed systems for multi-tenant workloads
Define and implement best practices for automated infrastructure across cloud providers
Architect and implement tenant isolation mechanisms to ensure data security and compliance
Create and manage environment lifecycle automation for dev/qa/demo environments
Design and implement cross-region capabilities and active-active deployments
Develop tenant migration and pod management solutions
Collaborate with development teams to understand tenant requirements and constraints
Implement infrastructure as code for region-level deployments
Monitor and optimize tenant isolation and security
Document tenant management processes and best practices
Stay current with industry trends in multi-tenant architectures
Participate in on-call rotation for critical platform services
Contribute to technical decisions around tenant isolation and region management
Mentor and grow the cloud platform team
Implement and maintain deployment automation and CI/CD pipelines
Design and optimize Kubernetes infrastructure for multi-tenant workloads
Drive infrastructure cost optimization and efficiency
⭐️ Is this you?
Have 8+ years of experience in cloud platform engineering or related role (site reliability engineering)
Have 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams
Are passionate about building secure, scalable multi-tenant platforms
Have extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Are proficient in infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
Have deep experience with multi-tenant architectures and tenant isolation
Can write clean, maintainable code in Python, Go, or similar languages
Understand containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Have proven experience with cross-region deployments and active-active architectures
Are comfortable working with multiple development teams
Can communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
Take ownership of projects and drive them to completion
Are excited about building automated infrastructure solutions
Have a strong focus on security and tenant isolation
Are comfortable with on-call responsibilities
Have experience with agile development methodologies
Have experience establishing new teams and best practices
Can balance technical leadership with hands-on implementation
Are excited about solving complex distributed systems challenges
Have experience with multi-cloud architectures and hybrid deployments
Benefits & perks (UK full-time employees):
Generous PTO, plus company holidays
Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
Paid parental leave for all parents (12 weeks)
Fertility and family planning support
Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri
Competitive pension scheme and company contribution
Annual work-life stipends for:
Home office setup, cell phone, internet
Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.
Learning and development stipend
Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites
Competitive compensation and company stock options